Hoadley Hide, Stunt 25 Probing The Black Hole
25 - 28/3/2005

Again, we strayed from the standard sailing ships theme and went for something a bit out of this world. In more than one way, as this year's stunt wasn't related to Disney or cartoons. After much argument, the toned down title 'Probing The Black Hole' was chosen (lets just say some of the other suggestions couldn't be published here...)
Economy Space Suites - textas for personalisation

Mission

Your team just completed a successful mission to find Rupert the tenth planet of our solar system. You are suddenly awoken from your deep sleep to find everything in chaos. The ship has been hit by a meteorite leaving you and your fellow astronauts stranded in deep space without a navigational system. Your job is to hop from planet to planet and collect the parts to rebuild the navigational system so that you can find your way back to Earth.

The venturers then select a rocket ship to use for travel between the different planets in the stunt.

Front Desk

Heathmont Venturers

Mars

One member of your team was blinded in the accident and they are the only one able to drive the Mars Rovers. The rest of your team must help the pilot to navigate his way across the planet to find the power source.

Here the venturers drive a radio controlled car through an obstacle course blind folded. The rest of the team can direct the driver. Somehow the car managed to last the entire weekend without troubles. Once complete they receive a battery pack.

Before the tek screw enhanced tyres

Left, no - other left..

Saturn

You and your teammates must construct a ship and fly through the rings of Saturn to collect the wiring loom.

For this activity, the Venturers construct paper space ships to fly through a series of hula hoops. The venturers made ships of varying designs including darts, gliders and screwed up paper balls... Once successful the venturers collect a wiring loom to connect ot the battery pack.

One 'ship' missing the rings

Uranus

You landed on the wrong side of Uranus and the instructions are scattered in the distance. To save time each member of the team must use the ships telescope to find a clue to help you put the navigational system together.

Here the venturers use a telescope and binoculars to read signs in the distance that show the wiring code for the navigation system. Interestingly, the telescope turned all images upside down, confusing the venturers.

Red -> Black

Yellow -> Blue

Final Objective

Now that you have found the pieces of your navigational system you need to assemble it so that you can find your way back to Earth.

This is the final part of the stunt. The venturers connected their wiring loom and battery pack together, then using the wiring instructions enabled the navigation system. When done correctly, the system lights up as 'PASSED' and buzzes.

Correct!